How Dave Elder's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Dave Elder totaled 3 career Losses, well below the relief pitcher average of 15.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. Across 2 seasons, the Losses arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Losses arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 1 to 2 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dave Elder Lifetime Losses

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Season Avg.1.5
162 Game Avg.25.58
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Dave Elder Losses Per Season

Dave Elder's Losses for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dave Elder Losses per season line chart

Dave Elder Losses by Team

Dave Elder's career Losses totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Elder career Losses by team bar chart

Dave Elder Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Elder's career Losses, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Dave Elder Losses year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Elder Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Elder's seasonal Losses alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dave Elder Losses distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Elder Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Elder's MLB career with Losses alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Dave Elder Losses season-by-season breakdown table